Table utility arrangement



Aug. l 1939 J. Bom@ TABLE UTILITY ARRANGEMENT Filed Feb. 4, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 fig;

INVENTOR. UER OME aR/o ATTORNEY.

{ Aug. l, 1939. 1 Bom@ 2,16/73742 TABLE TILITYJ'ARRANGEMENT Filed Feb. 4, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY,

J. Bom@ 2,67,742

TABLE UTILITY ARRANGEMENT Filed Feb. 4, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 `55 Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan View of the table of the plate, and the said pivot member is bored v5gg,

Patented Aug. 1, 1939 i i AUNITED STATES '.iTENT QFFICE TABLE YUTILITY ARRANGEMENT Jerome Borio, Sawyerville, Ill.

Application February 4, 1938, Serial No. 188,673

Claims. (Cl. S12- 164) My invention relates to improvements in table frame, the top being removed `for convenience of utility arrangements. illustration.

The object of my invention is to provide a Figx is a sectional View of the -frame taken on table having sides and end rails to form a frame line 8 8, in Fig. 7, looking in the direction of the 5 and `legs to support the same, the frame having a arrows.

bottom secured to its lower extremity, said top Fig. 9 is a sectional View taken on line 9-9 in and bottom to conceal a drawer concentrically Fig. 7, 100mila in the dil'eetieh 0f the ariOwS. positioned in the frame and a compartment be- Fig. 'l0 iS eh inverted frglneiittiy View Of the neath the drawer and of greater length, the said table, showing the removable plate, a Apart of lo top pivotally connected tothe frame and adapted which iS breken away t0 ShOw 'the aHehOilg 10 to -turn on its pivot point as means for admitting means for the pivot arrangement. access into the frame and to said drawer and Fig. 11 iS eh enlarged Sectional View Shewiher compartment. the drawer open and panel enclosure of its `re- A further object of my invention is to equip spective compartment and locking means therel5, the table with an electric Wiring system in such Ola way as to permit plug connection for an elec- Figl2 iS e SeCtiOhai View Yteken 0n line l2 tric current and having positioned in the wiring l2 ih Fg- 7 lekihg in JChe dileetiOh 0f the alrOWS. system a lamp to illuminate the concealed draw- Fig- 13 iS all enlarged SeCiOIlel View of the er and compartment, the lamp automatically enstructure associated with the pivot and switch.

ergized, illuminating the drawer and compart- Fig. V14 is an edge View oi' the top showing its 20 ment through the medium of a switch operated anchor arrangement, the latter being in cross by a turn of the top to make and break the cursection. rent. Fig. 15 is a sectional View showing the electric A still further object of my invention is to lamp, drawer and panel, the two latter elements subdivide the area within the frame external of in their CiOSed DOSiiOhS and Showing the method 25 the said compartments as storage for linen or 0f (locking the Sam-- Other Common table warg Fig. 16 is a wiring diagram as connected with a A still further object of my invention is to pro- D0We1` line OI Cuire/nii 511131315 vide a lock for the drawer and closing means for Fg- 17 is a' Wmng dlagram Showmg the System the compartment simultaneously and an individ- Connected with a battery for Current Supply- 30 `ual 100k for the Compartment-, Fig. 18 is an inverted view of the pivot and These and other objects will hereinafter be .Switeh taken Oh line iii-iii in Fig. 13, looking in more fully explained, reference being had to the me dlrectlon of the arrowsaccompanying drawings forming a part of this Fg- 19 iS elelleed Side View 0f the .pivot curspecification, and in which like characters will Tent opnetmg Sleeve loklng m the directlon 0f 35 apply to like parts in the diierent views. arrow 1n Fig. 18. L

Referring to the drawings. Fig. 20 1s a cross section through the table leg Fig. 1 is a plan View of the table showing one taken Oil 11D@ zii-2U H l Flg. 12- position of the Op when fomed, Fig. 21 is an edge View of the removable plate Fig. `2 is a plan View of the table showing a as milst'raifed ih Flg- 10- i L 40 rocked position of the top and the drawer partly Thls ii/91151011 .relates "3 0 a table bhe Compomoved Outward nent parts of which consist of a frame having Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the top folded and sldes i-"I and ends 22 Sala frame havmg a' bottom 3, and being carried by legs il, there being one at each corner thereof. The top consists of two members 5 and 6, hingedly connected as h emer illa ba onm Fig. ll is a plan View of the table showing the rys hwnn Fkigs'lvl ad Clhle mg; top unfoldedber 5 is pivotally connected to a bar 7', trans- Fig. 5 is a side View of the table with top folded Vergely crossing the frame, the ends of which 50 es ShOWn in Fig 3 connect to frame members l-l respectively, the Fg- 6 iS en hVeFied Pieri View 0f the i019 ShOW- pivot consisting of a cylindrical member 8, having ine the DOSitiOh 0f the Divot, stop and anehOr, a plate 9, secured to one end and to said top one member of the top partially removed. member 5 by screws IIJ, positioned in each corner 4 `transversely crossing one end portion of the table, showing one open `position of the drawer and panel enclosure for the compartment.

axially to receive a bolt Il, positioned therein as securing means for the top to said cross bar, and adapted to turn therein, and to avoid outward movement therefrom, there is placed on the bolt a washer l2, the peripheral edge of which extends outward to engage on the end of an insulation member I5, that extends through said bar and secured therein by screws I4, the said washer being supported in position by a castellated nut l5, and the said nut being secured against rotation by cotter pin I6. The top, being so connected, is free to turn as indicated by dotted line A in Fig. 2, and the saidtop members when turned to position shown in Fig. 3, may be unfolded, increasing its surface area as shown in Fig. 4, at which time the said top member is concentrically carried upon the upper portion of said frame member, and likewise when the top is folded as shown in Fig. 1. The features of the top arrangement I do not claim broadly, but the turning movement thereof, and pivot arrangement involving a switch is means to make and break an electric current later described.

The space between the top members and bottom 3 of the frame is subdivided by members l1, i8, i9, 2t, and 2l, providing a plurality of receptacles B, C, and D, that are exposed when top member 6 is lapped back on member 5, the said receptacles adapted to receive table linen or the like, while the said members '25 and 2l have positioned therebetween a drawer 22, slidable therealong. The bottom of the drawer is spaced upward from the said frame bottom to provide a secret compartment as shown at E in Figs. 2, 8, 9, 11, and 15, said compartment having a panel 23 slidable thereover and being carried by guides 24 on each side thereof, the said panel adapted to slide from member i1 to member i9, and having a lock 25, to secure the same to snug engagement with its said end member i1, independent of the drawer, and the said drawer has a lock 26, the bar of which will engage the other end of said panel 23, by which arrangement the drawer may be unlocked independent of the panel and adapted to slide outward thereover, and when said drawer is locked to its closed position as above described, the said panel is likewise locked at both ends.

As a means to accurately position the said top members in proper registry on the frame, there is positioned on the under side of the top member 5 an anchor 21, having a leg 21, downwardly extending to engage with a hook 28 pivotally connected as at 23, and tensioned by a spring 30,

the said hook having a pull member 3 l as releasing means for the hook when said top is to be turned on its pivot and the said hook and stop is securing means for the top in its position shown in Fig. 1, and when said top is positioned as "shown in Figs. 1 and 3, it is secured by a tongue element 32, that is likewise secured on the under side of top member 5, and adapted to engage in the slot of an element 33, as shown in Fig. 14, said slotted element being seated in and secured to bar 1, as shown in Fig. 1, by which means when the top members are positioned as shown in Fig. cl, the tongue element as engaged is an yanchor and stop therefor to avoid tilting or further turning movement of the top.

The pivot arrangement around which the table top turns is secured against outward movement -to avoid access to the drawer when said drawer is closed and locked; therefore, some method of installation and removal of the top is required, and to accomplish such, I have arranged a removable plate 34, positioned in the frame bottom, the center of which is axially aligned with the pivot structure as accessible means to the castellated nut and Cotter pin associated therewith as locking means for the nut. The panel is preferably rectangular in form and has a pair of lip elements 35, secured thereto at one end and projecting outward therefrom to engage on the bottom adjacent its respective edge of the panel, the lips functioning as carrying means for their respective end portion of the panel, said portion being bevelled to avoid upward movement as shown in Fig. 21, while the other end is secured against upward movement by stops 36 overlapping their respective end of the panel and the said stops being secured to the upper or inner side of said bottom, and to secure the panel so positioned, I have arranged a lock 31, carried by the bottom in working relation to its adjacent end of said panel so that the bolt thereof will insert in a mortice arranged therefor in the end of the panel.

The said drawer and secret compartment being enclosed by table structure as above described requires an artificial lighting system to overcome darkness or subdued light condition, and to accomplish such, I have positioned an electric lamp 38, carried by cross member I8 is such a way that the light rays from the said lamp are directed downward, illuminating the front of the drawer and its contents when said drawer is unlocked and moved outward, also the contents of the secret compartment when its respective panel cover is unlocked and removed by sliding the same toward and under said drawer, the lamp light being means to inspect matters of value contained in the adjacent receptacles, and the said lamp has a reflector 39, positioned thereabove to restrict the light rays downward and practically within the said frame members, and the said lamp may be energized by a battery 40,

through the medium of a cable 4i, and switch later described, connecting the said battery and lamp; furthermore the said lamp may be energized from an electric power plant through the l medium of the house wiring system, having an t appropriate and available outlet for a plug secured on one end to a cable 42, the plug not shown, but similar to a plug 43, positioned to the table leg plug, last said plug connecting with a cable 44, upwardly extending through the leg entering the frame and connecting with a plug receptacle 45, and to which cable 4I may connect as shown by dotted lines F by its respective plug 4I', by which means the battery is dis- It will be understood that the lamp carded. above referred to must conform to the current employed whether direct or alternating, the battery being direct and only employed in the absence of alternating current. As an available ,receive said sleeve and being secured in the said cross bar 1 as heretofore described. The said sleeve 41 has a wire 41' connected thereto for one kside of the circuit, the other side beingthrough means to connect a light for the table or decoratfz-0 a wire di?, last said wire having a brush member 4S, carried by said insulation member and eX- tending through the inside wall thereof and adapted to contact with a downwardly extending tongue 5l?, that is integrally joined to a sleeve 5i, said sleeve simultaneously with the pivot element i3, on which the said sleeve 5i snugly engages. Being so arranged, the circut is closed when the top is turned to an angle as shown in Fig. 2, and when said top is positioned as shown in Fig. 3, the circut is broken, extinguishing the said lamp 38, and the circuit is likewise broken when the table top is turned as shown in Figs. l and 4. In other words, the tongue of the switch will break its connection as it leaves the brush at either side thereof, the reciprocating turn being indicated by the arrcws in Fig. 18.

Such modification may be employed with respect to the exact position of the drawer, secret compartment, and closing means for the compartment and their position within the frame and position of the light for said drawer and secret compartment, and such other modification may be made, as lie within the scope of the appended claims.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a table, a frame subdivided and having a bottom and top, the top pivotally secured and adapted to turn on the frame, and legs to carry the frame, a drawer slidably carried between two of the subdividing elements and being spaced upward from the bottom and occupying approximately one-half of the length dei-ined by said elements, a panel to cover the other half and slidable in close proximity to the bottom of said drawer whereby a space is provided between the panel and bottom of the frame functioning as a secret compartment, means to lock said panel and drawer together, in a position in which the drawer is retracted and Adisposed beneath the top and the panel extends forwardly therefrom, the frame being wired for an electric current, said wiring system having a lamp connected therewith and being positioned at the junction of the drawer front and end of the panel adjacent thereto in said position, and a switch positioned at the pivot point of the top, one side of which is carried by the frame structure while the other side is secured to the pivot and rockable therewith to make and break the circuit as the top is turned.

2. In a table, a frame having a bottom and a pivotally mounted top seated on the frame opposite its bottom, and legs to carry the frame, a drawer and panel element positioned within the frame medially thereof, means to carry the said drawer and panel slidably thereon in spaced relation from the bottom, the drawer being carried above the panel to slide thereover, a member positioned on each side of the panel and drawer, said member extending from bottom to the top and being seated on the bottom between which said drawer will slidably engage, and a member to close each end of the space in which said drawer and panel slidably engage, the said last mentioned members functioning as stops for said drawer and panel element when moved from each other longitudinally to avoid separation of their inner ends from each other, the space within and beneath said elements respectively being illuminated by an electric lamp positioned medially of the space, the lamp having a shade restricting its light rays toward said elements, the frame having a wiring system positioned therein and connected with the lamp and electric power source, the top having one side of .an electric switch carried thereby and rockable therewith, the other side being carried by a cross bar secured to the frame, said switch to make the circuit as the top is turned to near a right angle position with respect to the frame and to break the circuit by further turning movement to a right angle position, .and also to break the circuit when rocked the other direction through an angle of ninety degrees closing the top of the frame.

3. In combination a table and a wiring system therefor, the table consisting of a frame having a bottom secured thereto, and a top medially divided and hinged together to close the upper extremity of the frame, and legs to carry the structure as a whole, a pivot member secured to the top and a contact for one side of an electric switch secured to and rockable with the pivot member, and a member for the other side of the switch stationarily carried by a member of the frame, whereby the switch members being so positioned will make and break the electric circuit as the top is turned, there being a lamp in the wiring system and a plug opening in the frame adjacent the top, and a plug opening positioned in one leg of the table, there being wires passing through the leg longitudinally thereof to connect the plug outlet with the wiring system of the frame, by which means the interior of the frame is illuminated by the lamp when the top is turned on its pivot point to near a right angle position with respect to the frame longitudinally, all substantially as shown.

4. In table equipments, a table comprising a frame having a bottom and legs to carry the frame, a rockably arranged top carried on the frame, a drawer within the frame and adjacent the underside of the top, and a panel spaced from the bottom and slidable under and from beneath the drawer, a lock to secure the adjacent ends of the panel and drawer from sliding movement when the drawer is in its retracted position and the panel is moved outward to the extremity of its length, a guiding element for each side edge of the panel and on which said panel will slidably engage, said elements being shouldered to space the panel downward from the upper extremity of the guiding elements, and a guiding element for each side of the drawer, said elements extending from the bottom to the underside of the top and between which the said guiding elements for the panel are positioned, and the drawer adapted to slide on the upper extremity of the panel guiding elements.

5. A table comprising a frame having a bottom and legs to carry the frame, a rockably arranged top carried on the frame, a pair of guiding elements spaced apart and extending from the bottom to the underside of the table top, a drawer and a panel to slidably engage between said guiding elements, means between said elements to space the panel from the bottom the panel being slidable on said means, and said means being positioned so that the drawer will slidably engage thereon but clearing the panel, the guiding elements and the said means being in length sumcient to permit a lapped engagement of the adjacent ends of the panel and drawer when they have been moved from each other longitudinally, a lock on the drawer end to engage its adjacent panel end as securing means for said panel and drawer as positioned with respect to each other.

JEROME BORIO. 

